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atopognosia

atopognosia noun: the inability to locate a sensation, especially a point of touch.

Noun

atopognosia

  1. The inability to locate a sensation, especially a point of touch.
    • However, since patients with atopognosia can detect touch, initial sensory processing must be intact.123, Yann Coello, Perceptual and Emotional Embodiment: Foundations of Embodied Cognition

Origin of atopognosia

From a- + topo- + -gnosia.

Questions about atopognosia

What does atopognosia mean?
Atopognosia means the inability to locate a sensation, especially a point of touch.
What part of speech is atopognosia?
Atopognosia is a noun.

Words near atopognosia in the dictionary

  1. atopic
  2. atopic dermatitis
  3. atopic eczema
  4. atopical
  5. atopies
  6. atopognosia
  7. atoposaurid
  8. atoposaurids
  9. atopy
  10. Atorada
  11. Atorai

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